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Albert Thomas papers, 1937-1965 (MS 262)

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This collection documents the work of Albert Thomas, U.S. Representative for Harris County, Texas, from 1936-1966. Albert Thomas was the first Rice Alumnus to serve in Congress. He graduated from Rice Institute in 1920.

Newspaper article describing the Houston area leaders anger over the Federal shipping policy that relies on only 2 ports (New Orleans, and New York) for war time shipping and how the policy is economically harmful to the ...

Citizen Newspaper supplement on the port of Houston. 10 authored articles and 27 anonymous articles. All articles dealing with some aspect of the port of Houston including international business, labor, volume, personalities, ...

Correspondence between Col. Joseph Evans (chairman of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District) and U.S. Representative Albert Thomas. This letter from Mr. Evans relates his understanding on why ...

Committee on Rivers and Harbors , U.S. House of Representatives(Rice University, 1938-01-11)

Written record of Committee on Rivers and Harbors (House of Representatives 75th Congress) on the proposed budget improvements of the Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou. Maj. Gen. J.L Schley (chief of Engineers, U.S. ...

Newspaper article describing the Houston area leaders anger over the Federal shipping policy that relies on only 2 ports (New Orleans, and New York) for war time shipping and how the policy is economically harmful to the ...

Citizen Newspaper supplement on the port of Houston. 10 authored articles and 27 anonymous articles. All articles dealing with some aspect of the port of Houston including international business, labor, volume, personalities, ...

Correspondence between Col. Joseph Evans (chairman of the Harris County Houston Ship Channel Navigation District) and U.S. Representative Albert Thomas. This letter from Mr. Evans relates his understanding on why ...

Committee on Rivers and Harbors , U.S. House of Representatives(Rice University, 1938-01-11)

Written record of Committee on Rivers and Harbors (House of Representatives 75th Congress) on the proposed budget improvements of the Houston Ship Channel and Buffalo Bayou. Maj. Gen. J.L Schley (chief of Engineers, U.S. ...